Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
T cell lymphoma in the lumbar spine of a domestic ferret ( Mustela putorius furo )
- Journal:
- Veterinary Record
- Year:
- 2004
- Authors:
- Hanley, C. S. et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Small Medicine University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine Athens GA 30602‐7390 USA · United States
- Species:
- rodent
Abstract
A 22‐month‐old castrated male ferret developed acute pelvic limb paresis. Radiographs and computed tomography revealed a soft tissue mass with associated bony lysis of 15, and ultrasound‐guided fine needle aspirates suggested that it was a lymphoma. Treatment with prednisone at immunosuppressive doses did not produce any detectable improvement in the ferret's clinical signs and it became moribund less than two weeks after they developed. A postmortem biopsy confirmed the presence of a lymphoma which had invaded the vertebral bone. No viruses were detected by cell culture, or electron microscopy.
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